New nursery places are being created at these 17 Black Country schools as part of Government drive
New nursery school places have been confirmed at these 17 Black Country establishments.
The Department for Education said 52 schools in the West Midlands will open or expand nurseries from September, in total creating around 1,000 new places for local children.
Families in Birmingham, Dudley, Staffordshire, Walsall, Worcestershire, Sandwell, Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin, Warwickshire, Stoke-on-Trent, Coventry and Herefordshire will also benefit from a further boost to early education, with nurseries set to receive an additional £363 per child to support children from lower income backgrounds.
For those in the Black Country that will mean new places at the following 17 schools:
Brierley Hill Primary School
The school was rated 'Good' following an inspection in March 2025, in a report published in May.
Location: Mill Street, Brierley Hill, DY5 2TD.
Hurst Hill Primary School
The school has a 'Good' overall rating from its latest Ofsted inspection.
Location: Paul Street, Coseley, Bilston, WV14 9AJ.
Netherton Park Nursery School
The school has an 'Outstanding' overall rating from its latest Ofsted inspection in November 2022.
Location: Netherton Park, Netherton, DY2 9QF.
Rufford Primary School
The school has a 'Good' overall rating from its latest Ofsted inspection in January 2024.
Location: Bredon Avenue, Stourbridge, DY9 7NR
Devonshire Infant Academy
The school has a 'Good' overall rating from its latest Ofsted inspection in February 2025.
Location: Auckland Road, Smethwick, B67 7AT.
Grove Vale Primary School
The school has an 'Outstanding' overall rating from its latest Ofsted inspection, in July 2024.
Location: Monksfield Avenue, Great Barr, B43 6AL.
Harvills Hawthorn Primary School
Rated 'Good' overall by Ofsted as of February 2025.
Location: Wolseley Road, Hill Top, West Bromwich, B70 0NG.
Jubilee Park Academy
Rated 'Good' overall by Ofsted as of April 2025.
Location: Highfield Road, Tipton, DY4 0QS.
King George V Primary School
Rated as 'Good' overall by Ofsted as of their November 2024 inspection.
Location: Beeches Road, West Bromwich, B70 6JA.
Perryfields Primary School
Rated 'Good' overall by Ofsted as of an April 2022 inspection.
Location: Apsley Road, Oldbury, B68 0QY.
Rood End Primary School
Rated 'requires improvement' overall by Ofsted after an inspection in November 2024.
Location: Rood End Road, Oldbury, West Midlands, B68 8SQ.
Victoria Park Primary
Rated 'Good' by Ofsted in its latest inspection, published on January 19, 2024, following a visit in December 2023.
Location: Ballot Street, Smethwick, B66 3HH.
Cooper and Jordan Church of England Primary School
Currently rated as 'Good' following a report published in July 2024.
Location: The Green, Aldridge, Walsall, West Midlands, WS9 8NH.
Fibbersley Park Academy
Rated 'Good' following an inspection that took place in April 2023.
Location: Noose Lane, Willenhall, WV13 3BB.
Goldsmith Primary Academy
The school was recognised as one of only two primary schools in the country to be awarded three ‘Exceptional’ grades under Ofsted’s rigorous new inspection framework in early 2026.
Location: Goldsmith Road, Harden, Walsall, WS3 1DL.
Lane Head Nursery School
Currently ranked as Outstanding by Ofsted as of a report published in July 2025.
Location: High Road, Lane Head, Willenhall, West Midlands, WV12 4JQ
Palfrey Infant School
Rated 'requires improvement' by Ofsted in its last inspection in October 2022.
Location: Bescot Street, Walsall, WS1 4HY.
“Our school-based nurseries are already helping fill the gaps in communities where childcare is hardest to find, giving children the strong start they deserve and helping parents access childcare close to home," Bridget Phillipson, Education Secretary said.
She continued: “By expanding these nurseries further and targeting them at the areas that need them most, we are making sure more families can benefit from quality early education while putting practical support in place to help with the cost of living. For too long, where a child grows up has shaped what they go on to achieve.
"This Government was elected to change that – starting with giving every child the best start in life and making sure every family can access the childcare they need, wherever they live.”
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